Comments on: Rock Heresy http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/15/rock-heresy/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: joeo http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/15/rock-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2600 joeo Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:13:47 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1867#comment-2600 I think this answer is right though: >The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds >Nominated by Luke Pritchard of the Kooks >Of all the albums that get written about as >"classics", this one least deserves it. Having >said that, it contains one of the greatest songs >ever written: God Only Knows, which is >melancholic yet uplifting, pure yet fucked-up. >But the rest of the record is a total let-down - >I felt that way from the very first listen. Pet >Sounds is a million miles away from Sgt Pepper or >Dark Side of the Moon. I do appreciate the >lyrics, and I know it's an album about getting >older, but as a concept album, it doesn't quite >add up. Good tunes, yes - Wouldn't It Be Nice is >a great pop song - but most of the other tracks >just don't resonate for me. I apologise >unreservedly to everyone who loves every word and >note, every last crackle, on this album, but >that's how it is. Oh, and it's got the worst >sleeve of any major album, ever. Feeding time at >the zoo? I don't think so. The Doors are currently underrated because Doors' fans are scary. I think this answer is right though:

>The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
>Nominated by Luke Pritchard of the Kooks

>Of all the albums that get written about as >”classics”, this one least deserves it. Having >said that, it contains one of the greatest songs >ever written: God Only Knows, which is >melancholic yet uplifting, pure yet fucked-up. >But the rest of the record is a total let-down – >I felt that way from the very first listen. Pet >Sounds is a million miles away from Sgt Pepper or >Dark Side of the Moon. I do appreciate the >lyrics, and I know it’s an album about getting >older, but as a concept album, it doesn’t quite >add up. Good tunes, yes – Wouldn’t It Be Nice is >a great pop song – but most of the other tracks >just don’t resonate for me. I apologise >unreservedly to everyone who loves every word and >note, every last crackle, on this album, but >that’s how it is. Oh, and it’s got the worst >sleeve of any major album, ever. Feeding time at >the zoo? I don’t think so.

The Doors are currently underrated because Doors’ fans are scary.

]]> By: andrew http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/15/rock-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2599 andrew Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:35:08 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1867#comment-2599 I love that one says that the Velvets were authentic and the Doors frauds, and another vice versa. It's like a battle of the NYC/LA stereotypes. Is a good-natured "everyone's shit" the correct posture, here? The only nerve struck for me was the (hardly surprising) comparison of Pink Floyd with Radiohead. I like to think that Floyd were banal and humorless, and Radiohead often the opposite. So, is there an album that is beyond reproach? It would have to be something that doesn't aim too high, wouldn't it? I love that one says that the Velvets were authentic and the Doors frauds, and another vice versa. It’s like a battle of the NYC/LA stereotypes. Is a good-natured “everyone’s shit” the correct posture, here?

The only nerve struck for me was the (hardly surprising) comparison of Pink Floyd with Radiohead. I like to think that Floyd were banal and humorless, and Radiohead often the opposite.

So, is there an album that is beyond reproach? It would have to be something that doesn’t aim too high, wouldn’t it?

]]> By: David http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/15/rock-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 David Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:49:14 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1867#comment-2598 NICO--she gave good dirge. NICO–she gave good dirge.

]]> By: Zack http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/15/rock-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2597 Zack Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:36:35 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1867#comment-2597 I find these sorts of critiques entertaining, and was disappointed that the article ended so soon. I wasn't aware that artists commenting on artists was a problem -- except that it's not as funny as comedians making fun of other comedians. I find these sorts of critiques entertaining, and was disappointed that the article ended so soon.

I wasn’t aware that artists commenting on artists was a problem — except that it’s not as funny as comedians making fun of other comedians.

]]> By: AC http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/06/15/rock-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2596 AC Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:22:47 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1867#comment-2596 I find these sorts of critiques annoying. Most of them have valid points, but too many fall into the problem of Artists commenting on Artists. Whenever that happens, I wonder just what the critiquing Artists have done that will merit discussion in 30 years, and I usually don't find much. I find these sorts of critiques annoying. Most of them have valid points, but too many fall into the problem of Artists commenting on Artists. Whenever that happens, I wonder just what the critiquing Artists have done that will merit discussion in 30 years, and I usually don’t find much.

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